Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Toronto Sun Audience in Canada

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Toronto Sun in Canada — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Toronto Sun has an estimated audience of 4,602,641 people in Canada.

The average Toronto Sun fan in Canada is 45.3 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Ontario.

The audience is concentrated in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia.

Top brand affinities include Ice Hockey World Championships, Toronto Blue Jays, Sustainable energy, with strongest over-indexing on Ice Hockey World Championships (2.04× the country average).

Demographically, the Toronto Sun audience skews more male with an average age of 45.3, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Sustainability, Family Orientation.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 10 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Toronto Sun fan in Canada is more male, around 45.3 years old, with strong Sustainability tendencies and a notable affinity for Ice Hockey World Championships.

Category: News · Type: Website / Newspaper / Magazine · Subtype: Newspaper

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Toronto Sun profile in Canada.

Audience size
4.6M
in Canada
Gender
44.0%
56.0% male
Age
45.3
average years
Country rank
#541
Website / Newspaper / Magazine in Canada
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-9%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Audience demographics of Toronto Sun

44.0% are female, 56.0% are male, average age 45.3.

Fig. 02

Gender split

44.0%
Female
56.0%
Male
Demographic split for Toronto Sun audience in Canada
MetricValue
Female44.0%
Male56.0%
Average age45.3
Estimated audience size4,602,641
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 45.3
average years
Age distribution of the Toronto Sun audience in Canada
Age bracketShare%
16-197%
20-2913%
30-3921%
40-4927%
50+32%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

89.2%

of the worldwide Toronto Sun audience comes from Canada.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Toronto Sun
CountryShare
Canada89.2%
United States5.8%
China0.7%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Canada average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Toronto Sun audience in Canada is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Toronto Sun fans by region: top regions in Canada
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Ontario~3.5M4.07×
02Newfoundland and Labrador~70K0.95×
03Nova Scotia~100K0.85×
04Alberta~500K0.81×
05Prince Edward Island~20K0.73×
06Saskatchewan~100K0.72×
07Manitoba~100K0.63×
08New Brunswick~60K0.58×
09British Columbia~400K0.51×
10Quebec~200K0.19×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Toronto Sun audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Toronto Sun audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Sustainable energyHome & Garden5.03×
02Renewable energyBusiness & Career2.96×
03Sidney CrosbySports2.93×
04Connor McDavidSports2.89×
05Boston BruinsSports2.73×
06Tesla MotorsCars & Mobility2.52×
07Online newspaperNews2.33×
08Toronto Blue JaysSports2.32×
09Ice Hockey World ChampionshipsSports2.04×
10TMZInternet & Social Media2.01×
11TD Canada TrustBusiness & Career1.96×
12ScotiabankBusiness & Career1.94×
13CNNMovies & TV1.87×
14RedditInternet & Social Media1.87×
15Donald TrumpPolitics & Society1.79×
16Toronto-Dominion BankBusiness & Career1.71×
17Breaking newsMovies & TV1.70×
18SportsnetSports1.60×
19Mortgage loansBusiness & Career1.60×
20Toronto Maple LeafsSports1.53×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Toronto Sun audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Toronto Sun audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SustainabilityBALANCE2.17×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM1.74×
IndividualismJOY1.59×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Toronto Sun audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
MindfulnessBALANCE0.73×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.78×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.80×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Toronto Sun have in Canada?

Toronto Sun has an estimated audience of 4,602,641 people in Canada, concentrated in Ontario and Alberta.

02

What is the gender split and age of Toronto Sun fans?

44.0% of Toronto Sun fans are female, 56.0% are male, with an average age of 45.3 years.

03

Which brands do Toronto Sun fans like most?

Toronto Sun fans show strongest brand affinity for Ice Hockey World Championships (2.04×), Toronto Blue Jays (2.32×), and Sustainable energy (5.03×) over the country average.

04

Where do Toronto Sun fans live in Canada?

Toronto Sun fans in Canada are most concentrated in Ontario (reach ~3.5M), Alberta (reach ~500K), and British Columbia (reach ~400K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Toronto Sun fans also like?

Beyond Toronto Sun itself, the audience over-indexes on Toronto Blue Jays (2.32×), Sustainable energy (5.03×), CNN (1.87×), and Sidney Crosby (2.93×) compared to the Canada average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Canada who actively search for Toronto Sun. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across Canada. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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